Chapter Two The Night Loveless Tried To Kill Jim West
Wimona was screaming at the top of her lungs, when she saw that Artemus Gordon had fallen off and into the grass really hard, while Junior was pulling her up from the rubble ground, while tying her hands behind her back, he and his other friends placed a gag into her mouth to stay quiet
"Place her and and the other one into the wagon to be taken to the hideout, I would be sure Loveless is going to be extremely happy with capturing the both of them for the price of two."
Junior replied strongly to get the job done quickly.
It was at this point, when Junior placed the towel and the gas into her face to knock her out completely, as with Gordon. By the time they had gotten to him, walking over, he was already passed out from his concussion and other injuries.
It was a bumpy ride back to the settlement outpost, having been long abandoned several years ago, their was nothing left but the old buildings, saloon, jail and a doctor's office.
Loveless was sitting on the top of the old wooden bar counter, his friend Tyree had placed him on top, along with a shot of whiskey to take the chill out of his bones.
"What's holding them up Tyree?" Placing his shot glass onto the bar really hard to almost break it into pieces.
"I don't know Doctor Loveless, let me go check, I have a feeling, we will be getting lucky this time around." He says in a growl before leaving to check on the others.
Loveless started to talk to himself, asking for another shot of whiskey that was placed on the counter for him. "Thanks bartender!" Before getting down from the counter with the chair that was placed for him. He chuckles back at himself inside the quietness of the old saloon.
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Inside the closed space of the carriage, while who ever was driving quickly. Artemus Gordon was coming around, when he tried to moved, but was stopped from the blinding headache, he was suffering with, but he had to move none the less to check on Jim's wife.
She was bound and gagged like himself, he had to find a way to get away quick before more damage is done to them.
He moved slowly over to see, she was coming around. Since he didn't have the gag on correctly, he was able to move it to speak softly.
"Wimona listen to me, I am going to be pushing the back of the carriage, we need to be quick about it, I have no idea, who has taken us, do you understand, nod your head please?"
She nods her head. before moving closer to the entrance. Once he was able to push out the bottom part, they were able to roll out and be thrown into the grass that was high, with the ones riding not noticing them at all.
Once they heard the carriage past them, he was able to break his binds to help with Wimona having a hard time trying to move quickly, but he helped her never the less.
They were able to keep moving until they reach the river. They had to get to the other side, it would make it easier for anyone to help them out with their injuries, plus the water wasn't all that deep for them to swim.
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Jim West was in a panic, Artemus and Wimona was supposed to have returned hours ago. He had asked the crews on the train on whether or not they had seen them. His answer mostly was a flat no right now.
He had to do something right now, along with going against medical orders to stay put with his ribs.
He asked Jerome his butler to have a carriage ready for the trip into town, he would be staying their for the night, just in case he's able to catch up with them during his travels.
Getting up with help from Jerome was difficult, but he still managed. With having to hold on tight without having to hurt himself further.
He had somewhat of an idea just where they might be, after hearing from one of his sources that Doctor Loveless might be in one of the old ghost towns some ten miles south, it would be at least his chance to try and rescue them, even though it might mean, giving up his life as part of a exchange between them.
Since he's been dealing with Loveless a long time, he has a general idea, what is to be expected of the crazy lunatic.
Sometime later with getting dark and the moon starting to come out from behind the clouds, it was getting cold out, along with getting hard to breath at times.
He had to finally stop at the edge of the Wayland ghost town, he was able to get down, even though having to wince in pain from his ribs. Tying up his horse around the post for where their was water inside the trough.
Inside the old saloon. Loveless having to been upset, was again happy with getting the word from his men that his favorite Secret Service agent Jim West has finally arrived, even though not his original plan in the first place.